SWANS 90 CORSHAM 0

Swans continue to secure the maximum league points available with yet another strong win....

Corsham were the visitors to the Memorial ground at Bestwall for the latest league game in Southern Counties(South).It was not a good day for the visit as Swans once again piled on the points, scoring 90 points for the second time this season.

It took just five minutes before winger Charlie Rowberry put Swans ahead with a try in the corner, and five minutes later a break by centre Mike Cottrell put debutant second row Peter Pring in for his first try for Swans. Swans continued to score at will, as a break by scrum half Matt Roberts set up Swans other wing Val Valamei in for Swans’ third try. Charlie Parish converted both tries(19pts – 0 pts). From the restart Matt Roberts collected the ball, passed out to Rowberry who ran 60 metres to score his second try. After 22 minutes Matt Roberts scored close to the posts, and three minutes later Val Valamei ran in his second try. Parish added the extras putting Swans 40pts – 0pts ahead. With ten minutes to the interval, the three-quarters set Charlie Rowberry clear and he went in for his hat-trick of tries, and on 38 minutes a push over try was scored by Swans’ no. 8 Joe Desmond, that left the interval score Swans 54pts Corsham 0pts.

Swans made three changes at half time, but it made not a lot of difference. In the first minute of the second period, fly half Charlie Parish burst through the visitors defence to score under the posts, which he converted himself(61 – 0). Fifteen minutes later full back Callum Baird came into line outpaced the defence and scored a converted try close to the posts. Three minutes later Charlie Rowberry went in for his fourth try of the game, making the score 73-0. After 68 minutes Joe Desmond crash over the line to score his second try under the posts, and there was time before the end of the match for centre Mike Cottrell to score out wide, and for Charlie Rowberry to score his fifth try corner.